F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
When the first-rate author wants an exquisite heroine or a lovely morning, he finds that all the superlatives have been worn shoddy by his inferiors. It should be a rule that bad writers must start with plain heroines and ordinary mornings, and, if they are able, work up to something better.
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You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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I was this kid who had been raised in New York, and now all of a sudden, my mother decided that she was a Jewish divorcee and therefore she should be living in Miami Beach.
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If you're going to sell stock and somebody wants to buy it at a price and that price is not a price you dictate, but demand dictates, sell it to them now.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.
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So finally I came up with a thing that felt really pure, and I'm Christian, so when I hear about death I have a lot of hope because I believe in Jesus and life after death, and John 3:16.
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I love looking through magazines, and you know, I love getting dressed up to go to events and stuff.
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Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
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I couldn't believe verse was supposed to be hard. It was a snap for me. I loved Shakespeare.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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I feel really connected to antiquity for some reason.
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The money was going to come and go, between a wife and the IRS. The thrill of beating the best field in golf is what will always stay with me.
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You're always going to have terrorism.
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Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a recorder in their pocket or there may be bugs in the walls, and you cannot be absolutely sure that you get a straight testimony.
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All my friends, they're all gone. I've outlived them all.
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The key to America's economic future is educating kids as early in their lives as we can.
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Shoes are a big part of your look. I think that if your outfit isn't really something special, then fun footwear is a great way to jazz it up and make your ensemble more interesting.
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If you do a character that resonates enough, people are always going to see you as that character. It will just be up to me to make choices where I can flex other muscles.
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I am disappointed by this controversy surrounding A Million Little Pieces because I rely on the publishers to define the category that a book falls within and also the authenticity of the work.
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What a model of an artist was for me was an artist who worked. Picasso was the ultimate model, because the work ethic he had.
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CEOs are also chief capital allocators. This is a point Warren Buffett has repeatedly made: that the role management plays in allocating capital across businesses and boosting returns on that capital is a critical yet poorly recognized one.
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When the first-rate author wants an exquisite heroine or a lovely morning, he finds that all the superlatives have been worn shoddy by his inferiors. It should be a rule that bad writers must start with plain heroines and ordinary mornings, and, if they are able, work up to something better.
